One can argue that the very essence of human life is the interactions we have accumulated with one another throughout our time together. To maintain life is what we consider maintaining our relationships with one another and connecting with each other to the best of our abilities. But what happens to those who never get a chance to establish a connection with fellow human beings? A person who does not experience these connections faces the threat of never establishing his/her identity. In the novel, “Frankenstein,” by Mary Shelley, we see the underlying effects of solitude and alienation on both Frankenstein and the Monster. In the story the physical and mental solitude as well as the constant alienation felt by the Monster leads to an overbearing
